Overview

People's Liberation Army sends 9th Medical Team to Laos in 2023

Commitment Year•2023Country of Activity•Lao People's Democratic RepublicDirect Recipient Country of Incorporation•Lao People's Democratic RepublicSector•HealthFlow Type•Free-standing technical assistance

Status

Project lifecycle

Completion

Pipeline: PledgePipeline: CommitmentImplementationCompletion

Timeline

Key dates

Commitment date: Jun 1, 2023

Start (actual): Jun 1, 2023

End (actual): Dec 1, 2023

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This project was a medical team sent to Military Hospital 103 in Vientiane, Laos. More detailed locational information can be found at: https://www.openstreetmap.org/node/12456482639

Stakeholders

Organizations involved in projects and activities supported by financial and in-kind transfers from Chinese government and state-owned entities

Funding agencies

Government Agencies

People's Liberation Army of China (PLA)

Receiving agencies

Government Agencies

Government of Laos

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People's Liberation Army sends 9th Medical Team to Laos in 2023

Narrative

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Project narrative

In June 2023, the 9th People's Liberation Army Medical Team arrived in Laos for a six-month mission. The team worked at Military Hospital 103 of the LPA (Lao People's Army) and consisted of 10 members, including specialists in cardiovascular medicine and surgery, neurology, neurosurgery, hematopathology, orthopedics, gastroenterology and other medical fields. The team left in December of 2023. Along with providing medical services and sharing expertise, the team also established a chest pain center and held a medical academic exchange conference. On December 1st, 2023, the medical team was awarded a Grade II Medal of Valor by the LPA in Vientiane.